Share of population with no formal education in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of population with no formal education was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of population with no formal education in Taiwan, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population with no formal education in Taiwan stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with no formal education in Taiwan peaked at 100.0% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
That places Taiwan 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population with no formal education in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 100.0% | — |
| 1875 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 98.3% | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 97.4% | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 89.3% | -8.3% |
| 1925 | 86.8% | -2.8% |
| 1930 | 79.3% | -8.6% |
| 1935 | 71.3% | -10.1% |
| 1940 | 64.6% | -9.4% |
| 1945 | 57.1% | -11.6% |
| 1950 | 44.3% | -22.4% |
| 1955 | 38.0% | -14.2% |
| 1960 | 32.8% | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 27.2% | -17.1% |
| 1970 | 22.3% | -18.0% |
| 1975 | 18.4% | -17.5% |
| 1980 | 14.2% | -22.8% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | -27.5% |
| 1990 | 7.0% | -32.0% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -42.9% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -52.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -57.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1890s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1900s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 2 |
| 1910s | 97.8% | 97.4% | 98.3% | 2 |
| 1920s | 88.0% | 86.8% | 89.3% | 2 |
| 1930s | 75.3% | 71.3% | 79.3% | 2 |
| 1940s | 60.8% | 57.1% | 64.6% | 2 |
| 1950s | 41.1% | 38.0% | 44.3% | 2 |
| 1960s | 30.0% | 27.2% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.4% | 18.4% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 10.3% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.0% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More education data for Taiwan
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.863 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school 98.0% (1980)
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 97.0% (1980)
- Productivity vs. educational attainment 60.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour (2023)
- Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% (2100)
- Number of adults with no formal education by region 12,600 people (2100)
- Population by level of education 8.39 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Taiwan?
- Share of population with no formal education in Taiwan was 0.2% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Taiwan ranks 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal education rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.